The Single Thing | August 24, 2014
I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed and cultivated, brings about such happiness as the mind. The mind, when developed and cultivated, brings about happiness.
-The Buddha, "The Single Thing"
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Flower of the Day: 08/23/14
"I
perceive the acute stages of mental disorder as spiritual emergencies.
The soul is expanding faster than the body can keep up with. The energy
centers are spinning at a frequency that is defined by the soul, but the
body carrying all of its marks and scars cannot handle this movement.
In other words, the soul is expanding, but the body is still committed
to destroying itself and this creates an internal tug of war between
opposing forces. This is the origin of suffering: two forces moving in
the opposite direction inside of us."
- Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
A Spiritual Life All Our Own | August 23, 2014
We should never lose sight of the fact
that, however difficult the going may be at times, the living of the
spiritual life is ultimately our own responsibility. It should never be
abdicated to another, however venerable.
-John Snelling, “Beware the Charismatic Guru”
Friday, August 22, 2014
Via Dialy Dharma:
What We Need | August 22, 2014
Restraint means protecting the
integrity of our mind so that we’re less likely to depart from our
discipline; this way we avoid errors such as greed. So, not only should
we not take more than we need but also always practice consideration in
making sure that everyone has what they need.
-Venerable Yifa, "Thought for Food"
Flower of the Day: 08/22/14
“Paying
attention to synchronicities is very important because they are the
voice of your intuition or the voice of God coming from within. However,
I see that many of you are unable to perceive these signs as you are
attached to a particular outcome for situations, filled with
expectations. This is a limitation because you predetermine a way for
things to happen and hope that life will fit into your plan. But life
brings infinite possibilities, and it may offer something that is beyond
your own plans.”
- Sri Prem Baba
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
When We Trust | August 21, 2014
When we trust with our open heart, whatever occurs, at that very moment that it occurs, can be perceived as fresh and unstained by the clouds of hope and fear.
-Dr. Jeremy Hayward, "First Thought"
Flower of the Day: 08/21/14
“When
you de-identify from your past, it will no longer exercise power over
you. The past is still the past, but you’re no longer identified with
it. It may even be a source of inspiration and understanding that you
can use when necessary, but it stops draining your energy and awareness.
The past no longer steals away your presence. However, this is only
possible when you are in harmony with your past.”
Sri Prem Baba
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
A Whisper of Psychic Release | August 20, 2014
The most fascinating and perhaps most
significant of all interfaces is the one that separates yet connects the
ridiculous and the sublime. The surprisingly narrow borderline between
things holy and things profane, between prayer and laughter, between a
Leonardo chalice and Warhol soup can, between the Clear Light and the
joke, provides a zone of meaning as exhilarating as it is heretical: a
whisper of psychic release so acutely yet weirdly portentous it just
might offer a clue to the mystery of being.
-Tom Robbins, "Now Showing: Satori"
Flower of the Day: 08/20/14
It
is necessary to learn how to trust the commands that come from the
heart. The spiritual master teaches you and guides you through his or
her own intuition, but you will only learn if you are able to hear your
heart; if you are able to discern. Discernment is an attribute of the
Being, for it is a manifestation of your creative intelligence.”
- Sri Prem Baba
- Sri Prem Baba
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Flower of the Day: 08/19/14
“The
fear of scarcity emerges in relation to money, but also in relation to
feelings. When you are controlled by a fear of scarcity, you need to
wield power over others in order to feel secure. This fear breaks your
connection with the source and you feel powerless. So the only way you
get power is through robbing other people’s energy by making them feel
inferior, guilty, incompetent, or wrong. In other words, making them
feel fearful as well. This lowers the other person’s awareness to the
same level as your own, and you feel stronger. But the price you pay is
very high, because this creates karma that will pursue you
indefinitely.”
Sri Prem Baba
Flower of the Day: 08/18/14
“I have been speaking about the importance of kindness and friendship during our groups. The sangha,
a community of spiritual seekers, is one of the sacred jewels of the
path to enlightenment: it is the body of the master teacher. So the
health of the master’s body depends on the friendships of his or her
students and their ability to work together in harmony.”
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
No Boundaries | August 19, 2014
Pain and joy, love of life, and fear of
death know no boundaries of us and them. We can all wake up to realize
that our happiness depends on the happiness of our neighbors and vice
versa, and our real safety is in togetherness, not intractable conflict.
-Stephen Fulder, "Do We Really 'Have No Choice'?"
Monday, August 18, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
Good at Heart | August 18, 2014
As long as we have fire when we need
it, water when we need it, warm food on the table, tasty curry, what
else do we need? Happiness is to be good at heart.
- Madeline Drexler, “The Happiness Metric”
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Flower of the Day: 08/17/14
“Choice
is a power through which we can move in this world, however sometimes
an apparent paradox occurs. In certain situations you discover that
despite your choices, things happen the way they were supposed to. It’s
as though there was already a plan mapped out. So work towards making
conscious choices, but don’t blame yourself when that is not possible.
Remember that even a wrong choice is right because it helps you to
increase your capacity to discern. It can also teach you to see the
brightness of the right path until there comes a time when you no longer
doubt. The ‘wrong’ path is usually unlit and you receive clear signals
not to take it, while the right path has a luminosity that inspires
you.”
Sri Prem Baba
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Flower of the Day: 08/16/14
"The
conditioned mind is under the spell of the cosmic illusion that
restricts one’s ability to love and makes one a prisoner of suffering.
The conditioned mind is a prisoner of its own prejudices and beliefs.
This generates anguish, because one’s essence is in search of freedom.
The key that opens this prison door is love."
Sri Prem Baba
"The
real self is dangerous: dangerous for the established church, dangerous
for the state, dangerous for the crowd, dangerous for the tradition,
because once a man knows his real self, he becomes an individual. He
belongs no more to the mob psychology; he will not be superstitious, and
he cannot be exploited. and he cannot be led like cattle, he cannot be
ordered and commanded. Integrated persons become individuals, and the
society wants you to be non-individuals.
Instead he will live according to his light; he will live from his own inwardness. His life will have tremendous beauty, integrity."
~Osho
Instead he will live according to his light; he will live from his own inwardness. His life will have tremendous beauty, integrity."
~Osho
Friday, August 15, 2014
Flower of the Day: 08/15/14
“If
you find yourself stuck at a certain point, suffering and controlling,
this means that you are under the dominion of a force called
‘obstinacy’. Obstinacy is a distortion of willpower. In other words, it
is willpower that is being used by fear and hatred. There is an
insistence on accomplishing what the ego determines. So, I invite you to
relax and surrender to the guidance of the mystery. Maybe you’ll have a
nice surprise.”
Sri Prem Baba
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